Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-19
!. COTTON.

ding uplands 5Lsd, middlin8 Orleans 5Ad;
sales Il, 600 bales. for speculation anu export
1000 bales; receipts 1900 bales, all Amer-
can.
Futures: Uplands. low mlddling clause.
February and March delivery, 57-64d: March
and April, 7-64d; April and May, 9-6td:
May and June. l0-64d; June and July,
12-64d; July and August, l4-64d; August
and September, l6-64d. Market quiet
The tenders of deliveries AT to-day's clear
ings amounted to % bales new dockots and
l bale old docket.
Sales for the week, 1000 balcs-American
AZ 900 bales; specul ators took 4, 900 bales; OK
porters took 2.9O0 bales; actual exports,
400 bales; total imports, 81. 900 bales Amer
lean 10000; total stock $4,000 bales-Amerl
can 725,COO bales; total anoat 2SS,0oo bales
American 100000 bales.
200 y. m.-The sales day included 5000
bales of American.
Futures: Uplands. low middlng clause.
February delivery, 7-64d. buyers; February
and March. 7-64d, BUYERS; March and April,
5 S-64d, sellers; April and May, 9-64d.
| buyers; May and June, II sid. sellers; June
and July. lS-64d. sellers; July and August,
! 5 l6-64d, buyers; September and october,
| l2-64d. sellers Market steady.
| AGO p. m.-Futures: UDlands. low middling
clause. February delivery. S-64d. sellers;
| February and March, S-64d, sellers; March
| and April. S-64d, sellers: April ana May,
| 0-64d, buyers; May and June. ll-6ld,
buyers; June and July, lS-64d, sellers; July
and August. l5-64d, sellers; August ana
| September, l6-6d, buyers; September aud
| October, 8 12-64d, sellers.
NEW YORK, Feb. Is, noon.-Cotton opened
| quiet but steady middllng uplauds 914c; mid
| ding Orleans9 ll-l6c: sales ia bales,
| Futures: Market opened dull, with sales
! as follows: February delivery, Ale; March.
g49c: April, 5Sc; May, Gle; June. 69c;
! july 9 TIC.
$500 p. m.-Marketclosed quiet but steady;
mlddllng uplaEds, 9lsc; mlddlng Orleans,
| IL loo, SAFES GO-daY 206 bales, last evening
| "a; net receipts bales, gross 2,339.
| Futures: Market closed quiet but steady
with sales of $4,000 bales. as follows: Febru-
| airy delivery, 46@9 4Sc; March, 47CG9 lSc;
| April, 56@0 57c; May, 6iQ9 Csc; june
| 1903 I3c; July, soc; August, 8 $500 Soc :
November, 85(09 SIC.
| Weekly-NeJ receIpJs /, $50 bales, gross 30,
| 1855; exports, to Great Britain 1907 bales,
| 10 france l,O3b, To the continent 0,O62; sales
| 1906 bales; stock 269,9lS bales.
| Green Il Co.. in their report on cotton flu
| lures, say: AN absence of the new trading
| clement and general stupid tone prevailed
the principal features of the market
| throughout The demand, to be sure. rather
| exceeded the Offering, and rates were up 4(0j
| p0ints, but tins was only the result Of eau
Lionary covering by local Shorts who looked
| upon the run of receipts rs unmpromislng.
| Advices from abroad. as well as the South,
| were few and unimportant, and all hands APP
pear 10 be simply standing of awaiting an
| expiration"
GALVESTON, Feb. lS.-Cotton dull, mid
NORFOLK, Feb. 1S.-Cotton steady; mid
| dang J14c.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1s.-Cotton steady; mid
dung Csc.
BOSTON, Feb. ls.-Cotton quiet; middling
| PC
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding 3 l6c.
WV ORLEANS, Feb. lS.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding &c.
AL1SILE, Feb. ls.-Cotton quiet; middling
l5-l0c.
MEMPHIS, Fec. lS..-Cotton steady; middling
| &c,
AUGUSTA, Feb. lS.--Cotton quiet; middling
| 10 Ice.
CHARLESTON, Feb. ls.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding 91sc.
mos f1OMERY, Feb. ls.-Cotton firm; demand
good; nlddling sac.
MACON, Feb. lS.-Cotton steady; middling
COLUMBUS, Feb ls.--Cotton steady; mid
NASHVILLE, Feb. lS.-Cotton dull; mid
SELMA, Feb. ls.-Cotton quiet: middling
| ROME, Feb. ls.-Cotton steady; middling &c.
| ATLANTA. Feb. Is. - Cotton mddling
| s l5-l6c.
NEW YORK. Feb. ls.-ConsolIdated net re-
| ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 1887 bales;
| exports, to Great Britain 1881 bales, to the
| continent 2,@75: stock al all American ports
| 1885 bales.
| PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. IS. noon.-wheat steady.
with good demand; holders offer sparingly;
California No. / rs 7d97s Cd; red Western
spring rs 4i(g7s sd. Corn firm. with fair de-
mand; new mixed Western As 515d.
| NEW 1 ORR. reo. is. noon.-tiour dull and
heavy. Wheat A@3sc higher. Corn shade
| better. Pork firm; mess SIS. Lard steady~aL
| Z l5c. Frelghts firm.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern quiet and un-
| changed. Wheat 1a@lc higher, with active
| business in good part for shlpmen specula-
| fat anfi rn. M 1raH Fol daIt,r
| S93z(99J55c; March 90G90}sc, May 9lAlG92Mc
| Corn firm but less active; No. 2, February
delivery 4S14g4S3sc; March 4S15(GlS5sc: May
| l9O040I4c. Oats shade stronger and mode
| 0g353ac, March, April and May 35(G3535c.
Hons closed quiet and unchanged. CO1ee,
fair Rio quiet at lie; options higher and fairly
active; No. Rio, February delivery IL 35GD
| II SOC, March II 30gl2 Soc, May II 25lll2 35c.
| sugar dull and mere or less nominal; refined
dull. Molasses closed steady. Petroleum.
crude, In barrels. ogo'4c; rehned here &C;
| Philadelphia and Baltimore csc. Cotton
| seed oil-331S(G34c for crude, 39G4lc for re-
lined. Tallow steady. Hides quiet but firm.
| Wool unchanged and quiet. Pork firm but
| rather quiet; mess, Sl4 rs fOr old, SIS for new
| Middles closed dull and nominal. Lard 5GS
| points higher and moderately active; Western
| steam on spot l5cc, March delivery 100
DOC, May 25CG7 Boo; city steam 9Oc; re-
| lined, SOC to the continent. Freights steady
| CHICAGO. Feb. lS.-There was an unset
tiled feeling in wheat early in the session, but
| the market finally closed strong and higher.
| Bad weather and the strong tone of European
| advices caused the market to open IsldLIc
! higher at SOC for May delivery. IL then fell
| off to 1910, rose to s014c, fell of 10 7915c
| rallied TO s91@9s05sc, and closed steady at
| S0s6c. Export clearings from the seaboard
| we're somewhat larger than usual agyre-
| eating 32S, 0o1 bushels from three ports. Re-
| ceipts at eleven points were 10000 bushels
| and shipments 10000. 1t was estimated that
| the visible supply would show a decrease of
| fully I,0OO, 900 bushels. Corn was only lightly
| dealt in, but the tone of the market was
| stronger. Receipts continue small, while the
| shipping demand is good, especially for the
| lower grade. The market closed shade
| higher than yesterday. Oats ruled a little
| hrmer, In sympathy with other cereals, but
| developed no change in values. Trading was
| active in mess pork, and the feeling stronger.
! The market opened at Slf 40 for May. rose to
| Sl4 72I6. and closed at nearly TOP figures.
| Speculative buying WAS good throughout,
| with operations confined very closely to MAY
contracts. Lard closed l0O1215c per 100
| pounds higher. and short ribs closed i0c per
| 100 pounds higher.
| The following shows the current prices for
| cash properties on the regular board: Flour
| quiet and unchanged. Wheat. No. spring
| T49z9D761&c: No. red TIC. Corn. No. ., "a
| OBS &c. Oats. No. 2, 23}Ic. Mess PORK, Sll 40
OH 45. Lard ~ 9215Cg6 80. Dry sailed shout
ders, boxed 5000 0Cc; short clear sides, boxed
I G0C07 Csc. Whisky 81 70.
Futures-The following are the highest,
lowest and closing quotations: Wheat-NO. ?,
February delivery 7i1a,G735sc, closed at 743zc:
March 7i9Sl9135sc, closed at 7+2c; May s 80